Rwanda Mountain Tea
also offers tea in a peace baskets, for special occasions, as gifts, or
to be sold in specialty shops. The weaving of peace baskets played
a key role in forging forgiveness and reconciliation after the horror
that took place in Rwanda. The story behind the peace basket:
After the genocide in Rwanda the women took up to weaving peace baskets.
Not only the work, resulted in a regular income, the business also fostered
reconciliation between victims and perpetrators.
That
is why the peace baskets are named ‘peace baskets’ ; As the story goes,
the women of Rwanda affected by the genocide, one day got tired
of crying and living in the past and decided to take control of their
lives & futures. They gathered in unity, as one community, engaging
in basket weaving to overcome their sorrow. They chose peace and reconciliation.
Rwandans live with a common interest
to have a better futre for Rwanda